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PRONUNCIATION OF HANGCHOW

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANGCHOW

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Hangchow is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HANGCHOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hangchow

Hangzhou

Hangzhou , also transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Hangzhou is also the center of the Hangzhou Metropolitan Area, which is the fourth-largest metropolitan area nationally. It is governed as one of fifteen sub-provincial cities in China. As of 2010, Hangzhou prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people. The urban and suburban area of the Hangzhou municipality had a resident population of 6.242 million in 2010, of which 3.56 million lived in the six urban core districts. The built-up area including Shaoxing County and Yuecheng districts of Shaoxing was home to 8,156,600 inhabitants at the 2010 census. Within the Hangzhou Metropolitan Area, about 21.102 million people were distributed over 34,585 square kilometres. A core city of the Yangtze River Delta, Hangzhou has a position on the Hangzhou Bay 180 kilometres southwest of Shanghai that gives it economic power. It has been one of the most renowned and prosperous cities of China for much of the last 1,000 years, due in part to its beautiful natural scenery. The city's West Lake is its best-known attraction.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANGCHOW

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANGCHOW

Changchow
Chaochow
Chengchow
Chin-chow
chow
chow-chow
Foochow
Kiaochow
Kwangchow
Kweichow
Lanchow
salchow
Soochow
Virchow
Wenchow

Synonyms and antonyms of Hangchow in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Hangchow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANGCHOW

Find out the translation of Hangchow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Hangchow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Hangchow» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

杭州
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Hangchow
570 millions of speakers

English

Hangchow
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Hangchow
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Hangchow
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ханчжоу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Hangchow
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Hangchow
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Hangchow
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hangchow
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hangchow
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Hangchow
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Hangchow
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhewe
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Hangchow
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Hangchow
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हांगचो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hangchow
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Hangchow
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hangzhou
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ханчжоу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hangchow
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Hangchow
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hangchow
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Hangchow
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Hangchow
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Hangchow

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANGCHOW»

The term «Hangchow» is normally little used and occupies the 139.707 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANGCHOW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Hangchow

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANGCHOW»

Discover the use of Hangchow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Hangchow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hangchow, the City of Heaven,
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Frederick D. Cloud, 2012
2
Hangchow, My Home: Growing Up in Heaven Below
Eugenia Schultheis' memoir paints an entrancing picture of the venerated capital city at the time when the influence of the West had only begunto be felt. Winner of the 2001 BAIPA Award for Best Memoir
Eugenia Barnett Schultheis, 2000
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The Inner Quarters: Marriage and the Lives of Chinese Women ...
Kaifeng, in north-central China, described in Dreams of Kaifeng (Tung-ching meng-hua lu), was capital from 960 to 1126; Hangchow, south of the Yangtze, described in Dreams of Hangchow (Meng-liang lu), was capital after the dynasty lost ...
Patricia Buckley Ebrey, 1993
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The Story of Us Humans, from Atoms to Today's Civilization
With a population of one-million persons in the year 1275 ad, Hangchow was the largest and richest city in the world. At this time the largest cities of Europe, which had just recently been permanently settled, had five or ten thousand ...
Robert Dalling, 2006
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China's Silk Trade: Traditional Industry in the Modern ...
The Hangchow silk weaving industry had experienced a slower recovery from the Taiping Rebellion than either Nanking or Soochow. In 1880, there were only about 3,000 looms, manufacturing about 70,000 bolts per year.97 During the first  ...
Lillian M. Li, 1981
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The Ideas of Ronald H. Coase: Market Failure and Planning by ...
... (3) 1865 Hangchow and Ningpo Tiger Island (3) 1865 Hangchow and Ningpo Gutzlaff (5) 1869 Hangchow and Ningpo North Saddle (6) 1870 Hangchow and Ningpo West Volcano (8) 1872 Hangchow and Ningpo Bonham Island (16) 1883  ...
Lawrence W. C Lai, 2011
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Notes on Hangchow, Past and Present...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
George Evans Moule, 2011
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Crisis and Transformation in Seventeenth-century China: ...
Li Yii showed his appreciation of Hu Chieh's interest and understanding by sending him new writings to critique.56 Another good friend Li Yii met in Hangchow was Hsu Hsing. Renowned as a classicist and poet, he was also a leading ...
Chun-shu Chang, Shelley Hsueh-lun Chang, 1998
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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: ...
Nixon, Richard M. 70 Toasts of the President and Chairman Nan P'ing at a Banquet in Hangchow. February 26, 1972 71 Joint Statement Following Discussions With Leaders of the People's. I now propose a toast to the great American people, ...
Nixon, Richard M., 1974
10
The United States in Asia: A Historical Dictionary
214 HANGCHOW UNIVERSITY the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. in the Philippines, stationed at Pagsanjan, Santa Cruz, and Los Banos, Laguna Province, from 1907 until 1929. He was editor of the ...
David Shavit, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANGCHOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Hangchow is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chef Walter's Flavors + Knowledge: Coquilles St. Jaques
... in print as far back as 1280, when Marco Polo mentions scallops as being one of the seafood sold in the marketplace in Hangchow, China. «GoLocalProv, May 15»
2
The Untold Story of the Vengeful Japanese Attack After the Doolittle …
“Victims were usually rushed to hospitals in rear, particularly the Hangchow Army Hospital, but cholera victims, usually being treated too late, ... «Smithsonian, Apr 15»
3
Isabella Bird braved malaria, floods and wars to trek across China in …
She traversed the country, from Hangchow (Hangzhou) to Hong Kong and from one end of the River Yangtze to the other as well as venturing ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
4
Thai ancient capital of Ayutthaya to hold grand Chinese New Year …
... the dancing troupe from Luoyang, the dancing troupe from Fujian, kangfu show from Tianjin and a show of the Hangchow aerobatics team. «ThaiTech Asia, Feb 15»
5
Four secrets your goldfish is hiding from you
According to Balon, this began in earnest in 1163 in the goldfish pond at Te Shou Palace in Hangchow city. View image of Like all technologies ... «BBC News, Oct 14»
6
What Jack Ma Thinks Will Drive The Hong Kong Crisis
Mr. Ma, who is from Hangzhou (formerly Hangchow), which is southwest of Shanghai, has said nothing about what is going on across the ... «Seeking Alpha, Oct 14»
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DESTINATIONS: CHINA (1982): BEIJING
For instance, in our four weeks in the country we were to visit Beijing, Xian, Nanjing, Soochow, Hangchow and Shanghai – a tourist circuit that ... «GroundReport, Feb 14»
8
Carnegie Mellon's Jimmy Zhu To Head New Research Center With …
... a pre-eminent engineer who designed China's two most famous bridges — the Qiantang River Bridge near Hangchow and the Yangtze River ... «PR Newswire, Dec 13»
9
Betty Grebenschikoff Revisits Shanghai
We also spent a day out in Hangchow where Oleg and I spent our honeymoon in 1948. It is a lovely city right on West Lake, surrounded by ... «Jewish Times of Southern New Jersey, Nov 13»
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Painting by Zao Wou-Ki Presented at Ketterer Kunst Auction Today
At the young age of fourteen, Zao Wou-Ki began his studies at the Hangchow (Hangzhou) Art Academy. Six years later he became a professor ... «Broadway World, Jun 13»

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